Rockabye baby - safely

SLEEP SAFE: Judith Mewhinney, baby Nina, 8 months, and Community Karitane nurse Shelley Hawkins, holding a small pipe that is used to demonstrate who easy it is for a baby to suffocate.

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A group of Timaru mothers had a lesson in safe sleeping for babies yesterday for national Sleep Safe Day.

Mid-South Canterbury Plunket are collaborating with Change for our Children to raise awareness of safe sleeping. People across the country, like Timaru's Community Karitane Nurse Shelley Hawkins, gave advice to parents and whanau.

Plunket Clinical Leader Raelene Todd said it was important for all people to share knowledge of sleeping babies safely.